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APFC201510thJanuary,2016

TESTBOOKLET

GENERALABILITYTEST

TimeAllowed:2HoursMaximum
Marks:100

Answershavebeenprovidedonabesteffortbasisandeveryattempthasbeenmadetomaintainhighaccuracy
andcorrectnessofthekeyprovided.However,anerrorratenotexceeding+/2%canbeassumedgiventhe
natureofQuestionPaper.

1.LAN,WANandMANarecomputernetworkscoveringdifferentareas.TheirfirstalphabetsL,WandM
respectivelystandfor

(a)Local,WorldandMiddle

(b)Long,WirelessandMetropolitan

(c)Local,WideandMetropolitan

(d)Least,WirelessandMaximum

2.Arectangulargardenistobetwiceaslongasitswidth.If360moffencingincludinggateswilltotallyenclose
thisgarden,whatisthelengthofthegarden?

(a)120m

(b)130m

(c)140m

(d)150m

3.TheCloudComputingtechnologyrefersto

(a)Asetofalgorithmsthatsolvesproblemsusingfuzzylogic

(b)Manycomputersthatareinterconnectedthroughwirelessnetworksandsatellites

(c)Adistributedcomputerarchitecturethatprovidessoftware,infrastructureandplatformsjustas
requiredbyapplications/users

(d)Afuturistictechnologythatwillusecloudstoperformcomputing

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4.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsforNanotechnology:

1.Itisthetechnologyofcreatingmaterialsanddevicesatombyatom.
2.Physicalpropertieschangeatthenanometrescale.
3.Chemicalpropertieschangeatthenanometrescale.

Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?

(a)1and2only

(b)1and3only

(c)2and3only

(d)1,2and3only

5.ThelargeHadronCollider(LHC)usedintheCERNprojectisaparticleacceleratorlocatedontheborder
between

(a)SpainandFrance

(b)FranceandGermany

(c)SpainandSwitzerland

(d)FranceandSwitzerland

6.Themethodofcommunicationinwhichtransmissioncantakeplaceinbothdirections,buthappensonlyin
onedirectionatatime,iscalled

(a)Duplex

(b)HalfDuplex

(c)FullDuplex

(d)Simplex

7.Acollectionofprogramsthatcontrolshowthecomputersystemrunsandprocessesinformationiscalled

(a)Compiler

(b)OperatingSystem

(c)Linker

(d)Assembler

8.SMPSistheacronymfor

(a)StoreModePowerSupply

(b)SingleModePowerSupply

(c)SwitchModePowerSupply

(d)StartModePowerSupply

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9.USBistheacronymfor

(a)UniformServiceBroadcasting

(b)UniqueSolutionBus

(c)UniversalSerialBus

(d)UniversalServiceBroadcasting

10.Inachesstournament,eachofthesixplayerswillplaywitheveryotherplayerexactlyonce.Whatisthe
numberofmatchesthatwillbeplayedduringthetournament?

(a)10

(b)15

(c)20

(d)25

11.TheMaternityBenefitact,1961(M.BAct)Providedforhowmanyweekswagesduringthematernity
period?

(a)11weeks

(b)12weeks

(c)13weeks

(d)14weeks

12.WhichofthefollowingaretheinstrumentsofprovidingsocialsecurityinIndia?

1.IncomeTax
2.EmployeesProvidentFund
3.GeneralSalesTax
4.LIC
5.NationalPensionScheme
6.PostalprovidentFund

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2,3and4

(b)2,3,4and5

(c)2,4,5and6

(d)3,4,5and6

13.Amanbuysapplesatacertainpriceperdozenandsellsthemat8timespriceperhundered.What
percentagedoeshegainorlose?

(a)4%profit
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(b)6%profit

(c)4%loss

(d)6%loss

14.Forwhichtimeintervals,isthepercentageriseofpopulationthesameforthefollowingdata?

Period Population

1970 40.000

1980 50,000

1990 60,000

2000 72,000

2010 80,000

(a)197080and198090

(b)198090and19902000

(c)20002010and19902000

(d)198090and20002010

15.Fourquantitiesaresuchthattheirarithmeticmean(A.M)isthesameastheA.Mofthefirstthreequantities.
Thefourthquantityis

(a)Sumofthefirstthreequantities

(b)A.Mofthefirstthreequantities

(c)(Sumofthefirstthreequantities)/4

(d)(Sumofthefirstthreequantities)/2

16.Ifthedifferenceoftwonumbersisgreaterthanthesumofthenumbers,then

(a)Boththenumbersarenegative

(b)Exactlyoneofthenumbersisnegative

(c)Atleastoneofthenumbersisnegative

(d)Noneoftheabove

17.Apalindromeisanumberwhichreadsthesamefromleftaswellasright,forexample,23732,whatisthe
numberofpalindromesbetween10and1010?

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(a)101

(b)100

(c)99

(d)90

18.Inwritingalltheintegersfrom1to300,howmanytimesisthedigit1used?

(a)160

(b)140

(c)120

(d)110

19.Considerthesequentialintegers27to93,bothincludedinthesequence.Thearithmeticaverageofthese
numberswillbe

(a)61.5

(b)61

(c)60.5

(d)60

20.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsinrespectofAtalPensionYojana:

1.Beneficiarymustbeintheagegroupof18to40years.
2.Beneficiarywillreceivethepensiononlyafterheattainstheageof60years.
3.Afterthedeathofabeneficiary,hisspousecontinuestoreceivethepension.
4.Nonomineeofthebeneficiaryispermitted.

Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?

(a)3and4only

(b)1,3and4only

(c)1,2and3only

(d)1,2,3and4

21.IfthePrimeMinisterofIndiaisamemberoftheRajyaSabha

(a)HecanmakestatementsonlyintheRajyaSabha.

(b)HehastobecomeamemberoftheLokSabhawithinsixmonths.

(c)HewillnotbeabletospeakonthebudgetintheLokSabha

(d)Hewillnotbeabletovoteinhisfavourintheeventofanoconfidencemotion

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22.WhichoneofthefollowingformedthebasicpremisefordevelopingtheIndianConstitution?

(a)TheGovernmentofIndiaAct,1935

(b)TheU.SConstitution

(c)TheBritishConstitution

(d)TheUNCharter

23.TheMalimathCommittee(2003)lookedatwaystoreformthe

(a)EducationalSysteminIndia

(b)CriminalJusticeSysteminIndia

(c)CopyrightlawsinIndia

(d)PublicPrivatePartnershipinIndia

24.WhatarethedisadvantagesofProvidentfundScheme?

1.Moneyisinadequateforrisksoccurringearlyinworkinglife.
2.Inflationerodestherealvalueofsavings.
3.Itgeneratesforcedsavingthatcanbeusedtofinancenationaldevelopmentplans.

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1and2only

(b)1and3only

(c)2and3only

(d)1,2and3

25.Besidesresistancetopests,whataretheotherprospectsforwhichplantshavebeengenetically
engineered?

1.Toenablethemewithstanddrought
2.Toincreasethenutritivevalueoftheproduce
3.Toenablethemtogrowanddophotosynthesisinspaceshipsandspacestations
4.Toincreasetheirshelflife

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2and3only

(b)3and4only

(c)1,2and4only

(d)1,2,3and4

26.Considerthefollowingitems:

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1.Consumergoodsandservices
2.Grossprivatedomesticinvestment
3.Goodsandservicesproducedbythegovernment
4.Netincomefromabroad

WhichoftheaboveitemsareincludedinGNP?

(a)1,2and3only

(b)1,2and4only

(c)3and4only

(d)1,2,3and4

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthecontentoftheoryofdistribution?

(a)Thedistributionofincomeamongdifferentindividualsintheeconomy

(b)Thedistributionofincomebetweenthecentreandthestategovernments

(c)Theprincipleofjustdistributionofwealthandincome

(d)Thedistributionofincomebetweentheownersoffactorresources

28.Thedemandforafactorproductionissaidtobederiveddemandbecause

1.Itisfunctionoftheprofitabilityofanenterprise
2.Itdependsonthesupplyofcomplementaryfactors
3.Itstemsfromthedemandforthefinalproduct
4.Itarisesoutofmeansbeingscarceinrelationtowants

Whichoftheabovereasonsis/arecorrect?

(a)1only

(b)3only

(c)2and4only

(d)1,2,3,and4

29.Whenevercountriessetupafreetradeareatheyabolishallrestrictionsontradeamongthemselvesand

(a)Theyestablishacommonexternaltariffonimportsfromoutsidecountries

(b)Theyabolishallrestrictionsonimportsfromoutsidecountries

(c)Theyabolishallrestrictionsonimportsfromotherfreetradeareas

(d)Eachcountrymaintainsonquotasonimportsfromoutsidecountries

30.Whichofthefollowingarethefunctionsofforeigninvestmentpromotionboard(FIPB)?

1.Toensureexpeditiousclearanceoftheproposalsforforeigninvestment

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2.Toreviewperiodicallytheimplementationoftheproposalsclearedbytheboard
3.ToundertakeallotheractivitiesforpromotingandotherfacilitatingFDIasconsiderednecessaryfrom
timetotime
4.TointeractwiththeFIPCbeingconstitutedseparatelybytheMinistryofIndustry

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2and3only

(b)1,2and4only

(c)1,2,3and4

(d)3and4only

31.ThetermdearMoneyrefersto

(a)Lowrateofinterestonhousingloans

(b)Valueofmoneyattherecessionstage

(c)Highrateofinterest

(d)Savingsgainedduetodecreaseinrateofinterestonhousingloans

32.Acertainsequenceofintegersisconstructedasfollows:

Consider0and1asthefirsttwonumbers.Thenext,i.e.thethirdnumberisconstructedbytheirsums,i.e.1.This
processofconstructingthenextnumbercontinuestakingthesenumbers0,1,1asthefirst,secondandthird
numbersinthesequence.Whatwillbethe7thand10thnumbersrespectively?

(a)6and30

(b)7and33

(c)8and34

(d)10and39

33.TheRangarajancommitteeondisinvestmentofsharesinPublicsectorenterprisessuggestedthat

1.Thepercentageofequitytobedivestedshouldbemorethan49%forindustriesexplicitlyreservedfor
thepublicsectoranditshouldbeeither74%or100%forothers.
2.Yearwisetargetsofdisinvestmentshouldbemaintained.

Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?

(a)1only

(b)2only

(c)Both1and2

(d)Neither1nor2

34.TheparliamentcanmakeanylawforwholeoranypartofIndiaforimplementinginternationaltreaties

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(a)WiththeconsentsofalltheStates

(b)Withtheconsentsofmajorityofthestates

(c)Withtheconsentofthestatesconcerned

(d)Withouttheconsentofanystate

35.Inthestudyofpollution,SPMrefersto

(a)Sulphurphosphorusmatter

(b)Sulphurparticulatematter

(c)Solidparticulatematter

(d)Suspendedparticulatematter

36.WhichofthefollowingindustrieswerefirstestablishedduringtheBritishruleinIndia?

(a)CottonTextileindustryandjuteindustry

(b)Juteindustryandironandsteelindustry

(c)Cottontextileindustryandchemicalindustry

(d)Juteindustryandchemicalindustry

37.WhichofthefollowingaretherolesofthefinancecommissionIndia?

1.Thedistributionofmoneycollectedthroughtaxes
2.Evaluationofcentrallysponsoredschemes
3.Evolveprinciplesbasedonwhichfundsareallottedamongstates
4.Todevelopfiveyearplans

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1and4only

(b)1and3only

(c)2and4only

(d)2and3only

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrectregardingtheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)

1.IndiaisafoundermemberoftheIMF
2.IndiasquotaintheIMFismorethan4percent.
3.FinanceMinisterisrepresentedexofficioontheIMF.
4.IMFconductsregularreviewofIndiaseconomicstatusunderArticleIV.

Selectconductsthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2and3only

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(b)1,3,and4only

(c)2and4only

(d)1,2,3and4

39.Afirmispurchasingtwoitems,bothoncreditonthesameday.Thecredittermofferedforthefirstitemis2.5
/10,1/20,net30andthecredittermofferedforthesecondfortheseconditemis3/5,2/15,net30.The
declaredpurchasecostofitem1isRs60,000andthatofitem2isRs1,40,000.Ifbothcreditscanbethe
totalamounttobepaidout?

(a)Rs.1,97,200

(b)Rs.1,97,500

(c)Rs.1,96,600

(d)Rs.1,98,400

40.WhatwasthepositionheldbyDr.S.Radhakrishnan,beforehebecamethevicePresidentofIndia?

(a)AmbassadortotheU.S.A.

(b)Chairman,U.G.C

(c)Chairman,PlanningCommission

(d)AmbassadortotheSovietUnion

41.Walkingat3/4thofhisusualspeed,amanreacheshisoffice20minuteslate.Whatisthetimetakenbyhim
toreachtheofficeathisusualspeed?

(a)80minutes

(b)70minutes

(c)60minutes

(d)50minutes

42.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingthePradhanMantriSurakshaBimaYojana:

1.Itisapplicationforallbankaccountholdersuptotheageof60years.
2.Itislifeinsurancecover.
3.Itisanaccidentinsurancecover.
4.Theinsurancecoversdeathandpermanentdisabilityduetoaccident.

Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?

(a)1and2only

(b)3and4only

(c)2and3only

(d)1and4only

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43.AandBruna1kmrace.AgivesBastartof50mandstillbeatshimby15seconds.IfArunsat8km/h,
whatisthespeedofB?

(a)4.4km/h

(b)5.4km/h

(c)6.4km/h

(d)7.4km/h

44.Inaraceof1km,AcanbeatBby40mandBcanbeatCby50m.withhowmuchdistancecanAbeatCina
0.5kmrace?

(a)42m

(b)43m

(c)44m

(d)45m

45.Inanoffice,40%oftheemployeesaremenandtherestwomen.Halfoftheemployeesaretallandhalf
short.If10%oftheemployeesaremenandshort,and40employeesarewomenandtall,thenumberoftall
menemployeesis

(a)60

(b)50

(c)40

(d)30

46.WhichofthefollowingwerethemainaspectsoftheGandhiIrwinpactof1931?

1.Suspensionofthecivildisobediencemovement
2.Totakepartinthethenforthcomingsimlaconference
3.Paytaxesfortheperiodofthecivildisobediencemovement
4.Releaseofpoliticalprisoners

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1and3only

(b)2and3only

(c)1and4only

(d)2and4only

47.Whichofthefollowingisnotanabsolutemeasureofdispersion?

(a)Range

(b)Meandeviation

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(c)Quartiledeviation

(d)Coefficientofvariation

48.Aprovisionsshopownerisfoundtomix25kgofriceworthRs32/kgand20kgofriceworthRs35/kgand
themixedriceissoldat15%profit.Whatisthesellingpriceofthemixedrice?

(a)Rs.35.40/Kg

(b)Rs.38.33/Kg

(c)Rs.36.50/Kg

(d)Rs.37.42/Kg

49.TheoriginallayofarectangularplotABCD

Onopengroundis80mlongalongAB,and69mwidealongBC.Concretedpathwaysareintendedtobelaidon
theinsideoftheplotallaroundthesides.ThepathwaysalongBCandDAareeach4Mwide.Thepathwaysalong
ABandDCwillmutuallybeofequalwidthssuchthattheunconcretedinternalplotwillmeasurethreefourthofthe
originalareaoftheplotABCD.WhatwillbethewidthseachofthesepathwaysalongABandDC?

(a)3m

(b)4m

(c)5m

(d)6m

50.Atadinnerparty,everytwoguestsusedabowlofricebetweenthem,everythreeguestsusedabowlofdal
amongthemandeveryfourguestsusedabowlofcurdamongthemtherearealtogether65bowls.Whatis
thenumberofguestspresentattheparty?

(a)90

(b)80

(c)70

(d)60

51.Socialsecuritymayprovidecashbenefitstopersonsfacedwith

1.Sicknessanddisability
2.Unemployment
3.Cropfailure
4.Lossofthemaritalpartner

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2and3only

(b)1,2and4only

(c)3and4only

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(d)1,2,3and4

52.If5menand9womencanfinishapieceofworkin19days,3menand6womenwilldothesameworkin
(wrongquestion:shouldbeOR)

(a)12days

(b)13days

(c)14days

(d)15days

53.Iftheradiusofacircleisreducedby50%,itsareawillbereducedby

(a)30%

(b)50%

(c)60%

(d)75%

54.EmployeesstateinsuranceAct,1948coversfactorslike

1.Factoriesandestablishmentswith10ormoreemployees.
2.Provisionofcomprehensivemedicalcaretoemployeesandtheirfamilies.
3.Provisionofcashbenefitsduringsicknessandmaternity.
4.Monthlypaymentsincaseofdeathordisablement.

Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?

(a)1,2and3only

(b)1,2and4only

(c)3and4only

(d)1,2,3and4

55.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingthePradhanMantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana:

1.Itisapplicabletoalladultsabovetheagegroupof18years.
2.Thepremiumisdeductedfromtheaccountholdersbankaccountthroughautodebitfacility.
3.Thelifeinsuranceworthisdecidedbytheaccountholderandhehastopaytheannualpremium
accordingly.
4.Thelifeinsuranceamountisgiventothefamilyafterthedeathofthesubscriber.

Whichoftheabovestatementsthecorrect?

(a)1and3only

(b)1and4only

(c)2and4only

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(d)2and3only

56.Inanexaminationpaperwheremaximummarksare500,Agot10%markslessthanB,Bgot25%marks
morethanC,andCgot20%markslessthanD.IfAgot360marks,whatmarksdidDget?

(a)65%

(b)70%

(c)75%

(d)80%

Directions(Q.5760):Eachofthenextfour(04)itemsconsistsoftwostatements,onelabelledastheStatement
(I)andtheotherasStatement(II)Examinethesetwostatementscarefullyandselecttheanswerstotheseitems
usingthecodesgivenbelow:

Codes:

(a)Bothstatement(I)andStatement(II)areindividuallytrueandStatement(II)isthecorrectexplanationof
Statement(I)

(b)Bothstatement(I)andstatement(II)areindividuallytruebutStatement(II)isnotthecorrectexplanationof
Statement(I)

(c)Statement(I)istruebutStatement(II)isfalse

(d)Statement(I)isfalsebutStatement(II)istrue.

57.Statement(I):Theeffectsofanincometaxonconsumption,savingandinvestmentaremicroeffects.

Statement(II):Incometaxisanexampleofdirecttax.

Answer(d)

58.Statement(I):Tradebetweentwocountriestakesplaceonaccountofdifferenceincosts.

Statement(II):Differentcountrieshavedifferentfactorendowments.

Answer(a)

59.Statement(I):Foreigninvestmentmayeffectacountrysexportperformance.

Statement(II):Inflowofforeignexchangemaycauseappreciationoflocalcurrencyleadingtoariseinthe
priceofexportcommodities.

Answer(a)

60.Statements(I):SpeakeroftheLokSabhaappointstheChairmanofthePublicAccountsCommittee.

Statement(II):MembersofParliament,eminentpersonsfromindustryandtradearethemembersofthe
PublicAccountsCommittee.

Answer(c)

Directions(Q.6170):Thefollowingten(10)items(items61to70)areonEnglishLanguagetherefore,these
itemsdonothaveHindiVersion.

61.Whatistheindicationoutofthesenetence:Igavehimapieceofmymind?
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(a)Appreciation

(b)Warning

(c)Greeting

(d)Scolding

62.Whatisthemeaningoftheexpression:Blueblood?

(a)Pollutedindustrialwastewater

(b)Sapofteakwood

(c)Anaristocrat

(d)Acostlyobject

63.Hewashoistbyhisownpetardrefersto

(a)Hehadproblemsasaresultofhisownplanstohurtothers

(b)Hewashighuponthepole

(c)Hewouldusuallyrunawayfromtrouble

(d)Hewasindifferenttohissurroundings

64.WhatisaBallad?

(a)Anovel

(b)Ahistoricalnarration

(c)Apopularstoryorfolktaleinverse

(d)Musicalcomedy

65.Plagiarismmeans

(a)Therewasanepidemicofplagueinthearea

(b)Itisasortofpoliticalphilosophy

(c)ItindicatesahappycommunityspiritlikeinplayingHoli

(d)Itispresentingtheworkofsomeoneelseasonesown

66.Rivalrybetweenthetwoclanshasbecomewaterunderthebridgemeans

(a)Therivalrycontinues

(b)Ithasbecomeathingofthepast

(c)Itconnectsthetwoclans

(d)Itisnotforgotten

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67.Considerthesentence:

Theteachergavemethebook.

123456

Wherethewordsarenumberedforconvenienceofreference.Consideralsotheinsertionofasinglewordonly
intothissentencetoindicateadesiredemphasis.Whereshallthiswordbeinsertediftheemphasisistobe

(i)Ontherecipient

(ii)Ontheuniquenessoftheitemgiven

(iii)Onthegiver

respectively(onlyoneatatime)?

(a)(i)Between34(ii)After6(iii)Between23

(b)(i)Between34(ii)Between56(iii)Before1

(c)(i)Between45(ii)Between34(iii)After1

(d)(i)Between23(ii)Between45(iii)Between12

68.Whatisthemeaningofthetermdidactic?

(a)Intendedtobeinspirational

(b)Teachingamorallesson

(c)Receivedascomical

(d)Sharinganinformativeexperience

69.Considerthestatement:ThemessageofpeaceandbrotherhoodpermeatedtheaddressbytheChief
Guest.Whichofthefollowingismeantbypermeateinthisstatement?

(a)Toadvocate

(b)Tospreadallover

(c)Toanchorandstabilize

(d)Toleaveapermanentimpression

70.Arrangethefollowingtoformagrammaticallycorrectsentence:

1.Einsteinwas
2.Althoughagreatscientist
3.WeakinArithmetic
4.Rightfromhisschooldays

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)4,1,3and2

(b)2,1,3and4
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(c)4,3,1and2

(d)2,3,1and4

71.Whatisthechronologicalsequenceofthefollowingevents?

1.FirstBattleofPanipat
2.VietnamWar
3.FrenchRevolution
4.FirstGulfWar
5.WorldWarI

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,5,3,2and4

(b)3,1,5,4and2

(c)3,1,4,5and2

(d)1,3,5,2and4

72.AbranchofscholarshipthatflourishedinEurope,particularlyfromthefifteenthtotheeighteenthcenturies,
andwasdevotedtotheappreciation,chroniclingandclassificationofhistoricandnonorganicrelics,
monumentsandoldtextsrefersto

(a)Archaeology

(b)History

(c)Architecture

(d)Antiquarianism

73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrectinrespectofStridhana?

1.Varioustypesofmovablepropertygiftedtoawomanonvariousoccasionsduringherlifetime.
2.Varioustypesofmovablepropertygiftedtoawomanatthetimeofherfirstmarriage.
3.Onthewomansdeath,thiswealthcouldbeinheritedbyherchildrenandhusband.
4.Onthewomansdeath,thiswealthcouldbeinheritedbyhernaturallegallyadoptedchildren,with
noneofthesonsinlaw,havinganyclaimonanypartthereof.

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)2and3only

(b)2and4only

(c)1and4only

(d)1and3only

74.WhatisthenumberofStatesandUnionTerritoriesinIndia?

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(a)29and6

(b)28and7

(c)29and7

(d)28and6

75.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueoftheWesternGhats?

(a)UNESCOdeclared39placesintheWesternGhatsasWorldHeritageSitesin2012

(b)Itisoneoftheeighthottesthotspotsofbiologicaldiversityintheworld

(c)Ithastworeservesandthirteennationalparks

(d)ONGCsurveyshaverecentlyfoundhugeoilreserves

76.Ayodhyaislocatedatthebankofwhichriver?

(a)Falgu

(b)Ganga

(c)Sarayu

(d)Yamuna

77.TheKhilafatCommitteeacceptedMahatmaGandhissuggestionforanonviolentnoncooperationprotest
againsttheGovernmentinitsmeetingat

(a)Bombay

(b)Nagpur

(c)Allahabad

(d)Kanpur

78.WhatisKnowIndiaProgramme(KIP)?

(a)Aprogrammeforchildrenaged1215yearsfromruralareastomakethemawareofdifferentaspectsofIndia

(b)Aprogrammethatfacilitatesvisitsofruralteacherstodifferentpartsofthecountry

(c)AnoutreachprogrammeoftheMinistryofExternalAffairstobuildclosertieswithIndiasneighbourhood

(d)AprogrammefordiasporayouthtopromoteawarenessamongthemaboutdifferentaspectsofIndia.

79.Whatistheperimeterofthefigureshownbelow?

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(a)44cm

(b)48cm

(c)54cm

(d)58cm

80.SpecialEconomicZone(SEZ)aredevelopedto

(a)Generateadditionaleconomicactivitythroughoutthecountry

(b)Beautifysuburbanareas

(c)Upgradethefacilitiesinthecountryside

(d)Promoteinvestmentfromdomesticandforeignsources

81.Thereare20girlsand30boysinaclass,andtheirrespectiveaveragemarksarefoundtobe55and58.
Theaveragemarksoftheentireclassare

(a)56.5

(b)56.6

(c)56.7

(d)56.8

82.Consideranindustrywiththefollowingfeatures:

1.Budgetedmonthlyfixedcost=Rs.2,20,000
2.Normalmonthlyoutput=12000perstandardlabourhour
3.Standardvariableoverheadrate=Rs.25perlabourhour

Whatwouldbetotalfactoryoverheadrate?

(a)Rs.40.33perlabourhour

(b)Rs.41.67perlabourhour
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(c)Rs.42.67perlabourhour

(d)Rs.43.33perlabourhour

83.Acidrainisdueto

(a)Sulphurdioxidepollution

(b)Carbonmonoxidepollution

(c)Pesticidepollution

(d)Dustparticlesintheatmosphere

84.DNAfingerprintingisatechniqueusedforthedetectionof

(a)Alzheimersdisease

(b)Disputedparentage

(c)AIDS

(d)YellowFever

85.Therearefouridenticallysizedandshapedballsinabox,withonlyitstopopen.Eachballisofadifferent
colour,thesebeing:Green,Red,WhiteandBlue,onlyoneballofeachcolour.Withoutlookingintothebox,
oneballisrandomlypickedoutanditscolourisnotedthenitisreturnedtothebox.Whatarethechances
that,intwosuccessivedraws,onemaygetthewhiteballandtheredballinwhicheverorder?

(a)1/16

(b)1/8

(c)

(d)

86.Considerthefollowingprogrammes:

1.CreditLinkedCapitalSubsidyScheme
2.MicroFinanceProgramme
3.NationalManufacturingCompetitivenessProgramme
4.ClusterDevelopmentProgramme

Whatiscommonintheaboveprogrammes?

(a)Theyarerelatedtoimprovingagriculture

(b)TheyareprogrammesrelatedtoMicro,SmallandMediumEnterprises

(c)Theyareprogrammestoimprovelargescaleindustries

(d)Theyareprogrammestoimprovethetraditionalcottageindustries

87.SPAMinasystem(email)is

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(a)Amessagedistributedindiscriminately

(b)Asearchengine

(c)Anactivityoftheuser

(d)Acommandinitiatedbythesender

88.Acylindricalclosedtankcontains36cubicmetresofwater,andisfilledtohalfofitscapacity.Whenthe
cylindricaltankisplaceduprightonitscircularbaseonlevelground,theheightofthewaterinthetankis4
metres.But,whenthistankisplacedonitssideonlevelground,whatwillbetheheightofthesurfaceofthe
waterabovetheground?

(a)9metres

(b)6metres

(c)3metres

(d)1metre

89.Dataregardinginventoryofaparticularitemofusageintheproductionactivitiesofanorganizationare:the
quantityinstockis1500unitsandthevalueofthisstockisRs.1,27,500.(Thisworksouttoanaverage
unitcostofRs.85)DuringtheensuingyearX,anadditional300unitsarepurchasedataunitcostofRs.95.
ConsumptioninproductionprocessesduringtheyearXhasbeen600units.WorkingbytheFirstinFirstout
basis,thevalueoftheresidualinventoryoftheitemattheendoftheyearXwillbe

(a)Rs.1,00,000

(b)Rs.1,02,500

(c)Rs.1,05,000

(d)Rs.1,07,500

90.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutAllIndiaRadio:

1.ItisgovernedbythePrasarBharatiBoard.
2.Itwassonamedin1936.
3.ItdoesnotprovideDTHservices.
4.FMRainbowandFMGoldareitssubsidiarychannels.

Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?

(a)1,2and3only

(b)3and4only

(c)1,2and4only

(d)1,2,3and4

91.ThefamousGiriapproachinIndustrialRelationsinIndiaespousesthecauseof

(a)Adjudication

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(b)CompulsoryCollectiveBargaining

(c)Conciliation

(d)Arbitration

92.Inarace,thefirstfourwinnersaretobeawardedpoints.Eachwinnerspointsmustbe5morethanthatof
thenextpositionwinner.Totalsumofthepointstobeawardedis50.Whatwillbethepointsforthethird
positionwinner?

(a)30

(b)20

(c)10

(d)5

93.WhichofthefollowingtrendsinFDIinflowsarecorrect?

1.In200304,theFDIequityinflowpercentagegrowthwasnegative.
2.From200405to200708,theFDIinflowswereveryhighandpositive.
3.In200809,theFDIinflowswerepositive,buthaddecreasedrelativetothepreviousyear.

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1and3only

(b)1,2and3

(c)2and3only

(d)1and2only

94.Inraisinganobjecttogivenheightbymeansofaninclinedplane,ascomparedwithraisingtheobject
vertically,thereisareductionin

(a)Forcetobeapplied

(b)Workrequired

(c)Distancecovered

(d)Frictionforce

95.Themeanandstandarddeviationofasetof16nonzeropositivenumbersinanobservationare26and3.5
respectively.Themeanandstandarddeviationofanothersetof24nonzeropositivenumberswithout
changingthecircumstances,are29and3,respectively.Themeanandstandarddeviationoftheircombined
setofobservationswillrespectivelybe

(a)27.8and3.21

(b)26.2and3.32

(c)27.8and3.32

(d)26.2and3.21
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96.Asinusoidaltransversewaveistravellinginstring.Anypointofthestringmovesin

(a)SHMwiththesameangularfrequencyasthatofthewave

(b)SHMwithadifferentfrequencythanthatofthewave

(c)Uniformcircularmotionwiththesameangularspeedasthatofthewave

(d)Uniformcircularmotionwithadifferentangularspeedthanthatofthewave

97.Thedevicesthatworkwithcomputersystemsassoonastheyareconnectedaredescribedas

(a)HotSwapping

(b)BaySwap

(c)PlugNPlay

(d)USBSwapping

Whichoneofthefollowingsoftwareapplicationswouldbethemostappropriateforperformingnumericaland
statisticalcalculations?

(a)Database

(b)Spreadsheet

(c)GraphicsPackage

(d)DocumentProcessor

99.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsonGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS):

1.GPSallowsaccuratetimestampingonATMtransactions
2.GPSreliesonasetofsatellitesfortransferringsignalsworldwide.

Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?

(a)1only

(b)2only

(c)Both1and2

(d)Neither1nor2

100.Considerthefollowingstatements:

CellulartechnologyevolvesinstagescalledGeneration(G),where

1.AGenerationrepresentsthenumberofsubscribershighergenerationhasmoresubscribers
2.2GtechnologyhastwostandardsCDMAandGSM
3.2GtechnologyhasCDMAstandardand3GhasGSMstandard

Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?

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(a)1and3only

(b)1only

(c)3only

(d)2only

101.Whichofthefollowingstatementsreflectthedistinctivefeatureabout6thcenturyGanasorSanghas?

1.TheancientIndianGanaswereoligarchies.
2.TheancientIndianGanaswerenonmonarchalstate.
3.Magadha,Kosala,VatsaandAvantiwerethemostpowerfulstatesofthatera.
4.TheproducersofBuddhistmonasticorder(Sangha)werepatternedonSanghapolitics

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2and3only

(b)1,2,3,4

(c)1,2and4only

(d)3and4only

102.Whatisthechronologicalsequenceifthefollowingdevelopments?

1.DeclineintheexportofIndiancotton
2.CottonboominIndia
3.CivilwarinAmerica

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,3and2

(b)2,3and1

(c)1,2and3

(d)2,1and3

103.Whichofthefollowingarethetypicaldifferencesbetweenprivateinsuranceprogrammesandthesocial
insuranceprogrammes?

1.AdequacyversusEquity
2.VoluntaryversusMandatoryparticipation
3.ContractualversusStatutoryrights
4.Funding

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2and3only

(b)1,2and4only

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(c)3and4only

(d)1,2,3and4

104.Unbalancedgrowthishypothesizedwhen

(a)Expansioncantakeplacesimultaneouslyonseveralgrowthroutes

(b)Supplyoflabourisfixed

(c)Supplyofcapitalisunlimited

(d)Activesectorsneedto,anddoenergizesluggishsectors.

105.WhichofthefollowingareincorporatedintheGovernmentapprovedNationalTelecomPolicy,2012?

1.Broadbandforallwithaminimumdownloadspeedoftwomegabitspersecond
2.Indiasruralteledensitytobeimprovedfrom39%to70%inthenextfiveyears
3.Roamingchargesshallbescrapped

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1and2only

(b)1and3only

(c)2and3only

(d)1,2and3

106.WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsfixedbytheUNO?

(a)HalvingextremepovertyandhaltingthespreadofHIV/AIDS

(b)Developanewvarietyoffoodgrainswhichcanensurebumpercrops

(c)Toensurethatthepopulationdoesntincreaseintheleastdevelopedcountries.

(d)Developprocedurestowardsadequateandtimelyforewarningonhurricanesandtsunamis.

107.ThetermCarbonFootprintmeans

(a)Aregionwhichisrichincoalmines

(b)TheamountofreductionintheemissionofCO2byacountry

(c)Theuseofcarboninmanufacturingindustries

(d)Theamountofgreenhousegasesproducedbyourdaytodayactivities.

108.AmongstthefollowingwhoisthelatestrecipientoftheBharatRatnaaward?

(a)SachinTendulkar

(b)AtalBihariVajpayee

(c)AmartyaSen
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(d)A.P.JAbdulKalam

109.GreenRevolutioninIndiawasexpeditiouslyfeasibleinzonesof

(a)Highrainfall

(b)Moderaterainfall

(c)Assuredirrigation

(d)Higherpopulationdensity

110.WhatisApartheid?

(a)Aninternationalorganizationofpeace

(b)Amedicalterm

(c)Atradecharter

(d)Apolicyofracialsegregation.

111.Transportationplaysagreatroleinanyeconomy.Whichofthefollowingmodesofthetransportationhasthe
highestelasticity?

(a)Air

(b)Rail

(c)Road

(d)Water

112.Howdoesanexpansionarymonetarypolicyaffecttherateofinterestandlevelofincome?

(a)Raisesthelevelofincomebutlowerstherateofinterest

(b)Raisestherateofinterestbutlowersthelevelofincome

(c)Raisesboth,rateofinterestandthelevelofincome

(d)Lowersboth,therateofinterestandthelevelofincome.

113.Inamediumsizedtownship,thetrendofannualmigrationisanadditionof20%ofthepopulationasitwas
atthebeginningalso15%ofthepopulationasitwasatthebeginningisestimatedtorelocateelsewhere
everyyear.Ifthecurrentpopulationis80000,whatisthelikelypopulationthreeyearshence?

(a)90000

(b)91200

(c)92000

(d)92610

114.TheproblemofRupeewaswhoseDScThesis?

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(a)SriAurobindo

(b)Dr.RajendraPrasad

(c)Pt.JawaharLalNehru

(d)Dr.BhimraoAmbedkar

115.WhatisthecorrectsequenceoftributariesoftheRiverGangafromWesttoEast?

(a)Yamuna,Ghaghara,Son,GandakandKosi

(b)Ghaghara,Yamuna,Gandak,KosiandSon

(c)Yamuna,Ghaghara,Gandak,SonandKosi

(d)Ghaghara,Yamuna,Kosi,GandakandSon

116.Therearetwocircleofradiir1andr2(r1<r2).Theareaofbiggercircleis693/2cm2.Thedifferenceoftheir
circumferenceis22cm.Whatisthesumofthediametersoftwocircles?

(a)17.5cm

(b)22cm

(c)28.5cm

(d)35cm

117.Numbersa1,a2,a3,a4,a5a24areinarithmeticprogressionanda1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24
=225

Thevalueofa1+a2+a3+a4+a5++a23+a24is

(a)525

(b)725

(c)850

(d)900

118.UndertheconstitutionofIndiawhichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrect?

1.TheConstitutionissupreme
2.ThereisacleardivisionofpowersbetweentheUnionandthestategovernments.
3.Amendmentstotheconstitutionhavetofollowtheprescribedprocedures.
4.TheUnionParliamentandthestateLegislaturesaresovereign.
5.ThepreambletotheconstitutioncannotbeinvokedtodeterminetheambitofFundamentalRights

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(a)1,2,3,4and5

(b)2,3and4only

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(c)1,4and5only

(d)1,2and3only

Error:Statement1,2,3arecorrect.Statement4isincorrectasConstitutionlimitstheParliamentandLegislature,
unliketheSovereignBritishParliament.

119.WhenthegovernmentownershipinPublicSectorUndertakingsisdiluted,itiscalled

(a)Privatisation

(b)PublicPrivatePartnership

(c)Disinvestment

(d)Deflation

120.TherighttofreeandCompulsoryEducationAct,2009providesforeducationtoeverychildintheagegroup

(a)513years

(b)816years

(c)715years

(d)614years

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